Juice Night Out: Extend Valentine's Day aura another day

Feb. 14, 2014

Tour the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates' newly opened Norman E. Borlaug education wing. / Special to The Register

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Get bock on track with winter brews, food and laughs

Try out the new winter beer, ChewBOCK at a winter bock party from noon to 5 p.m. at Confluence Brewing Co., 1235 Thomas Beck Road. Admission ($20) gets you a half liter mug of the dark and “chewy” beer (you get to keep the mug), food from Mo’Rub and live polka music. Despite the winter cold, the deck will be open, so bundle up.

Continue enjoying local craft beers and head to Court Avenue Brewing Co., 309 Court Ave., for dinner. If you’re in the mood for more bock, try the seasonal For Those About to Bock, or the Smoked Bacon Brown Ale with the 309 prime rib, a molasses pork tenderloin or a sandwich or pasta.

End the night with some laughs by catching Fortune Feimster’s performance at the Venue, 216 Court Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Feimster is known for her work on “Chelsea Lately,” imitating Khloe Kardashian, Honey Boo Boo and others. $25.

See new education wing, sample beer and hear Maids

Attend the grand opening of the Norman E. Borlaug education wing at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, 100 Locust St., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check out interactive exhibits and see how Iowan Borlaug influenced the world and helped feed millions of people. Free.

It’s a good day to be a beer fan. Up-Down, 500 E. Locust St., hosts a tap takeover starting at 2 p.m. with 20 different beers by New Belgium (makers of Fat Tire).

The first 50 people in the door get a free pint of Snapshot. You can buy beers by the glass or get a 20-beer sampler for $40.

A Skee-Ball tournament starts at 3 p.m. and a Jenga tournament kicks off at 6 p.m. Free.

Local electronic duo Maids hosts a Valentine’s Dance Party starting at 9 p.m. at Vaudeville Mews, 212 Fourth St.

The show starts with a DJ set by the pair, before switching to a live performance. Maids recently released a new single, “Bandit,” on iTunes and other sites. $5.